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In-state brewers have a clear advantage as the legislative battle over whether out-of-state brewers can continue to own beer distributors in Kentucky nears a close. Read Story

In-state brewers have a clear advantage as the legislative battle over whether out-of-state brewers can continue to own beer distributors in Kentucky nears a close. A state Senate committee on Tuesday voted in favor of the bill, which has already passed … Read Story

Kentucky is one step closer to providing victims of dating violence with the same protections that married victims have. Read Story

Kentucky is one step closer to providing victims of dating violence with the same protections that married victims have. A Senate committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow people to file an interpersonal protective order against an abusive dating partner. … Read Story

There are high hopes that a few bills will become law in these waning days, including a bill meant to address Kentucky's growing heroin problem and a constitutional amendment that would allow local governments to fund local projects with a temporary sales tax. Read Story

This is the last full week of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 session—and just one major piece of legislation has passed both the House and Senate. Some in Frankfort have high hopes that a few bills will become law in the … Read Story

Major telephone companies won’t have to offer basic land line service to residents in the 15 largest markets in the state if Gov. Steve Beshear signs a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday. Read Story

Major telephone companies won’t have to offer basic land line service to residents in the 15 largest markets in the state if Gov. Steve Beshear signs a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday. The so-called AT&T deregulation bill … Read Story

The state House on Friday passed a bill that would create a personnel policy for the troubled Legislative Research Commission, the state agency that provides staffers and research for legislators. Read Story

The state House on Friday passed a bill that would create a personnel policy for the troubled Legislative Research Commission, the state agency that provides staffers and research for legislators. The bill would require the LRC to develop job descriptions … Read Story

The move comes after White House drug czar Michael Botticelli said in February that drug courts that prohibit medical treatment would stop receiving federal funding. Read Story

The state’s drug courts might allow addicts to receive medically assisted drug therapy as part of court mandated treatment. The move comes after White House drug czar Michael Botticelli said in February that drug courts that prohibit medical treatment would stop … Read Story

The Kentucky House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the state to engage in public-private partnerships.
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The Kentucky House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the state to engage in public-private partnerships. Notably, the bill passed 84-13 without an amendment that would have forbid using a “P3″ to finance a toll bridge connecting Kentucky with … Read Story

The state Senate's first public discussion of the House's heroin bill on Wednesday highlighted the differences between the two chambers as they seek to address a surge in addiction throughout Kentucky. Read Story

The state Senate’s first public discussion of the House’s heroin bill on Wednesday highlighted the differences between the two chambers as they seek to address a surge in addiction throughout Kentucky. The House bill focuses on treatment and enforcement that … Read Story

Kentucky brewers have won another fight in the Frankfort beer battle: the state House voted on Tuesday to change a law that allows out-of-state brewers to own their own distributors. Read Story

Kentucky brewers have won another fight in the Frankfort beer battle: the state House voted on Tuesday to change a law that allows out-of-state brewers to own their own distributors. The law presently allows Anheuser-Busch to own distributors in Owensboro … Read Story

The Kentucky House passed a bill Tuesday evening that would free telephone companies of the requirement to offer basic phone service to many of Kentucky’s densely populated areas. Since 2006, major telephone providers like AT&T have been required by the state’s Public … Read Story

The proposal would make providing inadequate shelter for an animal or being a spectator at an animal fight punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. Read Story

Another animal cruelty bill is making its way through the Kentucky House of Representatives. The proposal would make providing inadequate shelter for an animal or being a spectator at an animal fight punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. “Unfortunately we have … Read Story

With support from an unlikely partnership of industry and environmental advocates, a Kentucky House committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would regulate hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—for natural gas. Read Story

With support from an unlikely partnership of industry and environmental advocates, a Kentucky House committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would regulate hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—for natural gas. The fracking process extracts natural gas by drilling deep into the earth … Read Story

A bill that would authorize $3.3 billion in bonding to fund Kentucky’s ailing pension system for teachers passed the Kentucky House on Monday. Read Story

A bill that would authorize $3.3 billion in bonding to fund Kentucky’s ailing pension system for teachers passed the Kentucky House on Monday. The teacher’s pension system only has 53 percent of the money it needs to make future payouts … Read Story

MillerCoors has joined the so-called “beer battle” between Anheuser-Busch and craft brewers in the Kentucky General Assembly. Read Story

MillerCoors has joined the so-called “beer battle” between Anheuser-Busch and craft brewers in the Kentucky General Assembly. Craft brewers and local beer distributors support a bill that would forbid out-of-state brewers from owning beer distributors in the state. Breweries that … Read Story

Cold weather widened the political divide between Republicans and Democrats at the Kentucky General Assembly this week. Read Story

Cold weather widened the political divide between Republicans and Democrats at the Kentucky General Assembly this week. Leadership in the Democrat-led state House decided to cancel all of its meeting on Thursday and Friday, but Republican state Senate leadership decided … Read Story